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of the debt ceiling. it is our view, as i think both those officials stated this morning, that since the whole argument is to remove uncertainty, the uncertainty created by the threat of default, the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that the longer you raise the debt ceiling or, the better, and we will -- the debt ceiling for, the better, and we will support a movement to raise the debt ceiling for year. that would certainly be viewed here is something we did support. but we don't get to make those determinations. what our position has always been was not raise it for a certain amount of time. it has been raise the debt ceiling without drama and delay. , ourver the duration position will not change, which is raise it so that the united states can continue to pay its bills and continue to ensure that the world knows we are good to our word and we fulfill our obligations, and when it comes up again, our position will still be, we will not negotiate over congress's responsibility is to pay the bills t
of the debt ceiling. it is our view, as i think both those officials stated this morning, that since the whole argument is to remove uncertainty, the uncertainty created by the threat of default, the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that the longer you raise the debt ceiling or, the better, and we will -- the debt ceiling for, the better, and we will support a movement to raise the debt ceiling for year. that would certainly be viewed here is something we did support. but we don't get to...
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by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stewart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire message of the campaign. you are working on that and the governor is working on that. >> we talked about this a lot. we had a premise that we would not have an announcement speech that you could give the day before the general election. that was our goal. we got that the reagan announcement speech and used as a model. it was one that was successful. it was a model of the speech that president reagan gave the day before. it was in the general election. we always believe that we wanted the primary to be about the economy. mitt romney would be that candidate of the economy. to beat mitt romney, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate would have to trump them on that. we woulere
by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stewart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire message of the campaign. you are working on that and the governor is working on that. >> we talked about this a...
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funding the president and raising the debt ceiling is on the agenda. stocks were higher on the day one of the shutdown but day two, we are seeing volatility in this market as the shutdown continues lower. and you may notice that there yaps you do not use and facebook has a tool where the ads encourage you to use the neglected apps you have installed. as the excitement builds over the planned initial stop offering of twitter, investors want did necessity how much money does how much twitter makes from everything? >> they will disclose it this week and the metric is $2.17 peruser which is what facebook pulled in a user. >> okay, you have heard? the a's host the tigers in the division series on friday. look at that. look at the cute fan photos. a little girl is ready for the playoffs. cutest photo of the day. mail your photos to us, as well, or share them with us at facebook.com abc7news. we will show did you know toes on the air as the a's make their way through the post-season. >> a little tutu there and she can "plie" at game. >> leyla gulen is a balle
funding the president and raising the debt ceiling is on the agenda. stocks were higher on the day one of the shutdown but day two, we are seeing volatility in this market as the shutdown continues lower. and you may notice that there yaps you do not use and facebook has a tool where the ads encourage you to use the neglected apps you have installed. as the excitement builds over the planned initial stop offering of twitter, investors want did necessity how much money does how much twitter...
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surpasses its debt ceiling. phe treasury's computer systems are programmed to pay all the government's bills, not some. >> we are going to be in a place which is uncharted territory. if anyone thinks it works smoothly -- it would not work smoothly. it would be chaos. we have looked at many options. there have been reports indicating thiigs that have been looked at over the years. no one has had to put this into effect. they are not tested. peter: the government shutdown made the debt ceiling deadline projection less reliable. october 17th, if congress does manage to pass this proposal nov. 20 second would be the new deadline. that would be an actual hard deadline because it would not allow treasury to use those extraordinary measures. dagen: dan enninger of the wall street journal editorial board joins us. your reaction with the six week extension? >> it sounds like it might be good news but i am afraid it looks to me like ultimately it is kicking the can down the road, the can being at the center of the disagre
surpasses its debt ceiling. phe treasury's computer systems are programmed to pay all the government's bills, not some. >> we are going to be in a place which is uncharted territory. if anyone thinks it works smoothly -- it would not work smoothly. it would be chaos. we have looked at many options. there have been reports indicating thiigs that have been looked at over the years. no one has had to put this into effect. they are not tested. peter: the government shutdown made the debt...
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the 2011 debt ceiling crisis where the debt ceiling was not breached is estimated to v cost the federal government $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2011. >> reporter: back then congressman aged to raise the debt level at the 11th hour. that caused a credit downgrade and sent the market plummeting more than 16 points. >> republicans say they are open to raising the debt limit, but they have several demands . . . iranian president hassan rouhani is scheduled to hold a news conference in new york at this hour. the event has seen a week that has seen a change in tone from iran. it agreed to take part on its nuclear program next month. and rouhani and president obama have called for a change in relations between the two countries. >>> syria's use of chemical weapons and john terrett is following progress on both issues. john what can we expect today? >> reporter: we predicted from the outset this would be a newsies general assembly, and i have slept through a fair few of these general assemblies in the past, but not this one. this one had really made headlines. i want to tell you about the syria
the 2011 debt ceiling crisis where the debt ceiling was not breached is estimated to v cost the federal government $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2011. >> reporter: back then congressman aged to raise the debt level at the 11th hour. that caused a credit downgrade and sent the market plummeting more than 16 points. >> republicans say they are open to raising the debt limit, but they have several demands . . . iranian president hassan rouhani is scheduled to hold a news conference in...
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the debt ceiling and you did. last year you said you wouldn't extend any of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy and you did. so as you say now that you're not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling, this year, why should house republicans take that seriously and think that if we get to the one minute to midnight scenario that you're not going to back down? >> well, first of all, juliana, take the example of this year and the fiscal cliff. i didn't say that i would not not have any conversations about extending the bush tax cuts, what i said we wouldn't extend bush tax cuts for wealthy and we didn't. we can argue during the campaign that i said, i set the criteria for wealthy at 250, and we ended up being at 400. but the fact of the matter is that millionaires, billionaires, are paying significantly more in taxes, just as i said. so from, you know, from the start my concern was making sure that we had a tax code that was fair and that protected the middle class and my biggest priority was making sure middle class tax
the debt ceiling and you did. last year you said you wouldn't extend any of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy and you did. so as you say now that you're not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling, this year, why should house republicans take that seriously and think that if we get to the one minute to midnight scenario that you're not going to back down? >> well, first of all, juliana, take the example of this year and the fiscal cliff. i didn't say that i would not not have any...
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and then say you don't want to raise the debt ceiling. you can't make those match. >> what's going on? you make a very good point. what's the ideology behind those folks? >> well, it is ideology, but also just -- essentially extortion. what they are trying to do, and been trying to do this, use the debt ceiling or basically black mail leverage they have to strip the social safety net in the country, to privatize social security, privatize medicaid, medica medicare. ith not about fiscal sanity. we can reach fiscal sanity. we have been working very well toward that. but this is all about ideology and philosophy. >> you called speaker boehner courageous for sending the fiscal cliff bill to the floor. you know speaker boehner saw republican defections in the speaker vote this week, he has favored heavy criticism from tea partiers and others. do you suspect similar courage from boehner in the weeks ahead? >> i think he wants to be krajuous. it's really horrible when an example of bipartisanship causes such consternation in one party. boehner w
and then say you don't want to raise the debt ceiling. you can't make those match. >> what's going on? you make a very good point. what's the ideology behind those folks? >> well, it is ideology, but also just -- essentially extortion. what they are trying to do, and been trying to do this, use the debt ceiling or basically black mail leverage they have to strip the social safety net in the country, to privatize social security, privatize medicaid, medica medicare. ith not about...
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debt ceiling denies needed dose of debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said or i think in just about these words you said prioritization is default by another name and prioritization is extremely difficult as you said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare. do we pay for education. american people don't want that. they would want to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices but i would like to talk about the other -- one of the debt ceiling deniers i read in the new york times, congressman brown, also said much of what he learned in medical school where lies the came from in his words the pits of hell. if we a people and -- letting people like this beat us, god save america. i would like to deal with the second issue. which is the timing. in my view we are like a blindfolded man walking towards a cliff and if we keep walking in that direction, very soon we will fall off. we may fall off on october 16th, we may fall off on october 17th, we may fall on oct.
debt ceiling denies needed dose of debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said or i think in just about these words you said prioritization is default by another name and prioritization is extremely difficult as you said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare. do we pay for education. american people don't want that. they would want to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices...
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we hit the debt ceiling in 1985. we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we hit it, we didn't raise it for three and a half months. we're still here. we hit it again in 1995 for four and a half months and didn't raise the debt ceiling, we survived that. we will survive this. a lot of this is media hype. of course you had the market drop about 160 points today. markets are super fluid. i predict that if we get this under control, we are heading in the right direction, they will rebound and they will recapture the lost wealth they had and they will recapture that if we get this under control. if we don't get this under control, that's where i would be real concerned about that because who in the heck is going to lend us money if we can't get our own financial house in order. again, this is the time to address this. this is what i came up here for. and we got sent up here to address these things and these are tough decisions. nobody wants anybody laid off. nobody wants anybody furloughed. nobody wants the markets to be rattle
we hit the debt ceiling in 1985. we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we hit it, we didn't raise it for three and a half months. we're still here. we hit it again in 1995 for four and a half months and didn't raise the debt ceiling, we survived that. we will survive this. a lot of this is media hype. of course you had the market drop about 160 points today. markets are super fluid. i predict that if we get this under control, we are heading in the right direction, they will rebound and they will...
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ceiling. >> the debt ceiling, that even -- that makes me nervous. i'm twitching when i heard the words debt ceiling. stephen, do we think there's any more chance they're moving to at least some kinds of consensus of how we'll run the nation's books before we get to the debt ceiling? >> i'm not sure we are, actually. i think this budget was an ideological document -- >> aren't they all? wait, isn't that what it is, the president's mission statement, right? >> of course it is. no doubt about it. this is the president's statement. i worked for ronald reagan when we put our budgets. it's a statement of principle. the point i'm making is there's not a lot in here republicans are going to go say, oh, wonderful idea. we haven't talked about the new taxes which republicans will reject out of hand. the most interesting thing that happened this week when the president proposed what i think is a fairly modest change to social security, oh, my gosh, these organizations on the left, i mean, had cardiac arrest. and that makes me somewhat nervous about whether we'
ceiling. >> the debt ceiling, that even -- that makes me nervous. i'm twitching when i heard the words debt ceiling. stephen, do we think there's any more chance they're moving to at least some kinds of consensus of how we'll run the nation's books before we get to the debt ceiling? >> i'm not sure we are, actually. i think this budget was an ideological document -- >> aren't they all? wait, isn't that what it is, the president's mission statement, right? >> of course it...
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d -- the debt ceiling. ewe have a debt crisis in this nation. i don't think many people have differed with that notion. and we do have a plan to reduce wasteful government spending, which also spurs economic growth. so our plan reduces energy costs for families and businesses. it calls for the reform of our tax code. it reforms washington spending and it delays obamacare for one year for all american families. now, president obama has already delayed the law for big business, for insurance companies and the politically connected, so this is only fair for us to say that american families should also have the benefit of delay that this president has given to those. now, for too long, president obama and his democratic colleagues in the senate have chosen to ignore our looming debt crisis, and president obama's plan has been and is still more debt and no reform. and the american people have resoundedly rejected this idea. we have a recent poll out this morning, the bloomberg poll, which says that the american people know they don't want -- no, they
d -- the debt ceiling. ewe have a debt crisis in this nation. i don't think many people have differed with that notion. and we do have a plan to reduce wasteful government spending, which also spurs economic growth. so our plan reduces energy costs for families and businesses. it calls for the reform of our tax code. it reforms washington spending and it delays obamacare for one year for all american families. now, president obama has already delayed the law for big business, for insurance...
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public supporting the debt ceiling. no one understands what is really going on with the budget in washington. this is the single biggest issue. the single biggest issue, the president and congress are fighting over now, poised to do battle over and no one understands. so let's just take a moment to look at why we are where we are. all right? there are two deadlines coming up. the first is a deadline for the authority for the government to spend money when it runs out. that's known as the continuing resolution. it's a short-term budget extension that expires on september 30th. that as you will note from this calendar is just 17 days from now. if acr isn't passed, the government can't spend more money, it shuts down. a few weeks later between mid october and november 5th, the country hits a so-called debt ceiling. it's this stupid, artificial thing to allow the government to borrow more money to pay its bills. bills it has already incured. it's a different thing that the continuing resolution, but it's another deadline an
public supporting the debt ceiling. no one understands what is really going on with the budget in washington. this is the single biggest issue. the single biggest issue, the president and congress are fighting over now, poised to do battle over and no one understands. so let's just take a moment to look at why we are where we are. all right? there are two deadlines coming up. the first is a deadline for the authority for the government to spend money when it runs out. that's known as the...
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raising the debt ceiling must mean that we're running up our debt. so people don't like to vote on it and typically there's some gamesmanship in terms of making the president's party shoulder the burden of raising the -- taking the vote and then there's some political campaign later that smacks them around for saying, joe smith voted to raise the debt ceiling by $2 trillion, and it sounds terrible and it's a fun talking point for politics, but it always gets done. and if there is a budget package that includes the debt ceiling vote, it's not the debt ceiling that is driving the negotiations. it's stuck into the budget negotiations because if you're going to take a bunch of tough votes anyway, you may as well go ahead and stick that in there. you have never seen in the history of the united states the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and nothing to do with the debt. so here's where we are, and i think this
raising the debt ceiling must mean that we're running up our debt. so people don't like to vote on it and typically there's some gamesmanship in terms of making the president's party shoulder the burden of raising the -- taking the vote and then there's some political campaign later that smacks them around for saying, joe smith voted to raise the debt ceiling by $2 trillion, and it sounds terrible and it's a fun talking point for politics, but it always gets done. and if there is a budget...
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the one getting the most attention right now is the fight over the debt ceiling and the debt ceiling is like the nation's credit card. the nation has essentially maxed out at this point in time. so congress, the white house will have a bigeb
the one getting the most attention right now is the fight over the debt ceiling and the debt ceiling is like the nation's credit card. the nation has essentially maxed out at this point in time. so congress, the white house will have a bigeb
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neil: but now would you break the debt ceiling? >> the debt ceiling would never be breached. they were days for improving this is a myth that there is an armageddon on the other side of october 17 and forced the president to prioritize. we said he could pay the interest and then you have a fair fight. neil: now it is lost no harry reid says there is a reason to cut spending which mimics what nancy pelosi said. i don't advocate that but it i made a mistake when i negotiated for those revenue increases it is off the table these people our weak and divided maybe the tea party will begin but then they will be sold down the river by a surrender artist but they say they don't want to cut back nobody wants to pay more taxes. we have to reform the entitlements to stop the automatic spending machine that is 2.4 trillion of automatic entitlements of missouri spending. so if they don't use the debt ceiling as a lever to force real spending reform the national that will keep rising then sooner or later someone will have to pay taxes. >> it is not just all blamed on the rich so wateree re
neil: but now would you break the debt ceiling? >> the debt ceiling would never be breached. they were days for improving this is a myth that there is an armageddon on the other side of october 17 and forced the president to prioritize. we said he could pay the interest and then you have a fair fight. neil: now it is lost no harry reid says there is a reason to cut spending which mimics what nancy pelosi said. i don't advocate that but it i made a mistake when i negotiated for those...
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a clean debt ceiling. democrats are not so sure. they haven't seen the language of it. but a debt ceiling that doesn't have the spending cuts and other strings attached that? conservatives have been demanding. in exchange for that what they wanted him to agree to was to sit down and talk about the big issues they have to the come together on frankly for two, three years. big, big issues that everybody believes need to be addressed, but they have very different philosophies on how to do so with regard to entitlements, with regard to taxes, with regard to the overall level of government spending. those are the things they wanted to discuss with the president. you know, again, as you and i have talked about so many times over the past ten days or more, we still have a potential chicken or egg situation, which is the best way to describe this. jim just played a quick sound bite from the senate majority leader harry reid, who said it's not going to happened, when asked if they would agree to extend the debt cei
a clean debt ceiling. democrats are not so sure. they haven't seen the language of it. but a debt ceiling that doesn't have the spending cuts and other strings attached that? conservatives have been demanding. in exchange for that what they wanted him to agree to was to sit down and talk about the big issues they have to the come together on frankly for two, three years. big, big issues that everybody believes need to be addressed, but they have very different philosophies on how to do so with...
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view, the debt ceiling, we should look for three things. number one, we should look for some significant structural plan to reduce government spending. number two, we should avoid new taxes. and number three, we should look for ways to mitigate the harms from obama care. since 1978, the debt ceiling has been raised 55 times. >> just so i -- so you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt ceiling. >> the debt ceiling historically has been among the best leverage that congress has to reign in the executives. >> so yes? >> yes,yes. >> yes, yes, yes. notice how the list is growing? you can always trust republicans. nothing has been more crystal clear than right now in our history. they don't care about the success this country has made, and they just care about political power. they want that grab. "usa today" reports, interestingly enough, the demand overwhelmed healthcare.gov. the government expected the site to draw 60,000 simultaneous users. instead it was drawing $250,000 users
view, the debt ceiling, we should look for three things. number one, we should look for some significant structural plan to reduce government spending. number two, we should avoid new taxes. and number three, we should look for ways to mitigate the harms from obama care. since 1978, the debt ceiling has been raised 55 times. >> just so i -- so you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt ceiling. >> the debt ceiling...
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that's the debt ceiling. many of the same senators and congressman who voted for the spending now will not vote to pay the bill. that's like eating the big meal at the restaurant then when the waiter brings the check say i about paying. how long would that last? that's what many are suggesting when they say we're not going extend the debt creaming. they have eaten the meal they don't want to pay the bill. it what about first time in the history of the united states we would default on the national debt. the first time we would basically violate the full, faith, and credit of the united states of america. it has the consequences. the last time the tea party did this. america's credit rating suffered. what happens when our credit rating suffers? the interest rates we pay go to up. tax payers are paying more to china and countries that loan us money than to educate children or build roads or do medical research. here we go again. another threat by the speaker that we're going default on the national debt again.
that's the debt ceiling. many of the same senators and congressman who voted for the spending now will not vote to pay the bill. that's like eating the big meal at the restaurant then when the waiter brings the check say i about paying. how long would that last? that's what many are suggesting when they say we're not going extend the debt creaming. they have eaten the meal they don't want to pay the bill. it what about first time in the history of the united states we would default on the...
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the budget contains nothing about the debt ceiling. the budget does not consider the debt ceiling. when all of us were here all night debating the budget, we did not debate the debt ceiling. western here is whether the majority of the senate will be allowed to boost the debt ceiling, a totally different issue onto the budget. and the reason for doing it. it would allow passing a debt ceiling increase with just 50 votes and i think it would be profoundly irresponsible. especially for this body to raise the debt ceiling without getting the economy going, getting the jobs back, without stopping the path we are in bankrupting this country. that is what this is about. i yield the floor. >> senator from utah. >> mountain, i would like to follow. the senator from virginia. we need to have this debate. we need a budget. the american people have been without it for four years. it is because we want this debate and we want this issue debated. in public. we have this concern. in other words, as the senator pointed out just a moment ago, there are a lot of issues that we have asked and debated
the budget contains nothing about the debt ceiling. the budget does not consider the debt ceiling. when all of us were here all night debating the budget, we did not debate the debt ceiling. western here is whether the majority of the senate will be allowed to boost the debt ceiling, a totally different issue onto the budget. and the reason for doing it. it would allow passing a debt ceiling increase with just 50 votes and i think it would be profoundly irresponsible. especially for this body...
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let's raise the debt ceiling and have the fight over the shut down. that raised the debt ceiling. they send the letters to house republicans and saying abortion should be part of any deal. they are so divided on what they want here. >> the question i have is it feels like john boehner and eric kantor had the problem since the start. there four dozen republicans who believe on first principal that obama care is bad law and bad for the country and the economy. it's all tied in. how do you convince those folks to let's say vote for a clean debt ceiling bill. is that possible or do you expect if there is a short-term deal that it will be something attached as a souvenir? >> one of the biggest ironies is i don't think whatever yawn boehner and eric kantor will flee the 40 to 50 house conservatives and this is why people like john mccain are there and the gallup poll shows the republican party is at an all time low, lower than in the clinton impeachment. this is difficult for the republicans. >> i'm glad you mentioned those numbers. it's such a division and we have seen the republicans.
let's raise the debt ceiling and have the fight over the shut down. that raised the debt ceiling. they send the letters to house republicans and saying abortion should be part of any deal. they are so divided on what they want here. >> the question i have is it feels like john boehner and eric kantor had the problem since the start. there four dozen republicans who believe on first principal that obama care is bad law and bad for the country and the economy. it's all tied in. how do you...
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ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. maybe you've noticed. is there a lot of worry building up around a daily problem? well ladies, now there's big news in controlling your overactive bladder symptoms. thinking less about them with new oxytrol for women. it's a patch. the first and only over the counter treatment for overactive bladder. it's good to know how to put the control back in your go. new oxytrol for women. now over the counter in the feminine care aisle. visit oxytrolforwomen.com to learn more. >>> if congress refuses to raise what's called the death ceiling, america would not be able to meet all of our financial obligations for the first time in 225 years. and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime
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host: this is the debt ceiling alternative act? guest: the debt ceiling alternative act. let's actually walk through what the $900 billion that i believe the white house is ultimately requesting really is. $300 billion of that is the payback for what they call the extraordinary measures. social security, civil service retirement, the funds that they've borrowed out of. when they talk about extraordinary measures, they're reaching into different trust accounts and using those resources to continue to inance the government. the shortfall going to 2014, $237 billion of that is actually the interest. the house has passed legislation back last spring that is referred to as a prioritization bill. but what it really did was take interest and make it exempt from the debt ceiling, so you'd never, ever allow someone to use that word, well, we are going to default on our interest payments, which is, as you see from the letter yesterday, from bill gross, from pimco and others, said it's absurd language, we should not be using that type of some hillness. and then for the remaining por
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hitting debt ceiling doesn't do it. >> we have go different issues. one is the debt ceiling. the second is the sequester. doug is right, debt ceiling expiring doesn't automatically cut spending but the sequester does. cuts across the board manner, social security, medicare and medicaid are exempted. deep cuts into the military and discretionary spending will go into effect. those things will happen simultaneously and force people back into the bargaining table to come up with at least a temporary patch. melissa: solving the problem in the long run is the real problem we have. governor, how do we deal with that? this is fundamental disagreement between two groups of people one side believes the government should get larger and have a bigger role and needs more revenue to do that the other side thinks we need to shrink government. those are so diametrically opposed points of view. i don't know how even though we're at this crisis point how do you resolve that fundamentally different point of view? >> well, look that different point of view has been going on since, you know, ham
hitting debt ceiling doesn't do it. >> we have go different issues. one is the debt ceiling. the second is the sequester. doug is right, debt ceiling expiring doesn't automatically cut spending but the sequester does. cuts across the board manner, social security, medicare and medicaid are exempted. deep cuts into the military and discretionary spending will go into effect. those things will happen simultaneously and force people back into the bargaining table to come up with at least a...
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there's the debt ceiling, whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. some are talking about shutting the government down when the continuing resolution that authorizes spending for this government runs out, that he would negotiate then on this whole issue of spending cuts and new revenue. and if you cannot get a deal, then you let the government shutdown. some republicans are laying the groundwork for that. then you have the sequestration that was delayed under the fiscal cliff deal. so there are more than one battle happening. where do you think the negotiations should take place? should be the debt ceiling or the continuing resolution to fund the government or sequestration? caller: the continuing revolution to keep the government going -- resolution. there are many departments we don't need. i was showing my grandchildr the debt clock, telling him how much money he would know when he becomes a taxpayer. he said he does not want to become a taxpayer. this is taxation without representation. they have to get this under control. they need a dyiet. host
there's the debt ceiling, whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. some are talking about shutting the government down when the continuing resolution that authorizes spending for this government runs out, that he would negotiate then on this whole issue of spending cuts and new revenue. and if you cannot get a deal, then you let the government shutdown. some republicans are laying the groundwork for that. then you have the sequestration that was delayed under the fiscal cliff deal. so there...
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republicans blocking the effort to move the debt ceiling bill that would've extended the debt ceiling into 2014. a washington post sunday opinion piece about the effects of the shutdown of one particular worker. shutdown -- what happens when public servants cannot serve. the writer is the director of house -- housing and urban development special needs. that thee writes shutdown is a further affront to public servants who take their jobs and missions seriously as well as those americans who rely on us and our government. progress on our mission -- which is to end homelessness -- is already, undeniably, been compromised. so has the work of the public servants to protect the foodonment, monitor public safety, run our national parks, buyers,loans for home and so much more. that is an opinion piece from this morning. that's go to florida now. ann -- caller: that's right. mortgages are affected and everything. they should never have those parties dancing in the aisles and all of that when this money is so important and the economy is so bad. never. huntington, west virginia, john on the in
republicans blocking the effort to move the debt ceiling bill that would've extended the debt ceiling into 2014. a washington post sunday opinion piece about the effects of the shutdown of one particular worker. shutdown -- what happens when public servants cannot serve. the writer is the director of house -- housing and urban development special needs. that thee writes shutdown is a further affront to public servants who take their jobs and missions seriously as well as those americans who...
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your annual budget and opportunities to raise the debt ceiling. what is important is you take the issues, try to get some concessions are you do not have to raise the debt ceiling the next time. this is your only opportunity to exercise controls on spending. but the system counts on the people coming together. it has gotten to the point now where it is out of hand. guest: you get to the point where you get the best deal you can. both sides do not get what they want, but they get something. i guess this is going to happen october 17. sure scares tuple. guest: it's not just brinkmanship, but america's reputation overseas. host: caller, you are on the air. caller: hello, everyone. i think we see -- host: all right, let's move on to nicole in jackson city. caller: i was calling to talk but the government shutdown. i have a niece. she is in college. her child was in head start. the thing with parents -- they have to overcome and yesterday in the grocery store, there was a woman in there behind her. they had 9 children. they got the groceries. they coul
your annual budget and opportunities to raise the debt ceiling. what is important is you take the issues, try to get some concessions are you do not have to raise the debt ceiling the next time. this is your only opportunity to exercise controls on spending. but the system counts on the people coming together. it has gotten to the point now where it is out of hand. guest: you get to the point where you get the best deal you can. both sides do not get what they want, but they get something. i...
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. >> in the seconds we have left, what about the debt ceiling? >> the debt ceiling is liking to come up sometime in the fall and there is some prospect that the 2014 iling and fmple y. f.y. 2014 funding bills will come late in september, early october. >> we thank you. >> senator frank lautenberg died this morning at the age of 89. the new jersey democrat was the last world war ii veteran senching in of senate. several senators spoke on the floor about his life and career. > let us pray. o, god, thank you for being near to us in good and bad times. we celebrate your wonderful blessings that bring us new victories each day. as we look at the flowers on the desk of our friend and brother, senator frank lautenberg, we thank you for his life and legacy. as we mourn his death, send your comfort into our hearts. bless bonnie and his family and give them your peace. and ur memory of this good courageous american inspire us to transcend the barriers that divide us and to work for the good of america. amen. in your name, >> please join me in citing the pl
. >> in the seconds we have left, what about the debt ceiling? >> the debt ceiling is liking to come up sometime in the fall and there is some prospect that the 2014 iling and fmple y. f.y. 2014 funding bills will come late in september, early october. >> we thank you. >> senator frank lautenberg died this morning at the age of 89. the new jersey democrat was the last world war ii veteran senching in of senate. several senators spoke on the floor about his life and...
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the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to ex tort a president or -- >> what ignited that response up next. >> someone isic with aing up and their dreams are coming true. grab your power baltic -- power ball tickets. fox and friends is starting right now. ♪ >> green and blue out there protecting the streets of new york city for us. thank you for joining us. it is thursday, welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 31 minutes after the top of the hour. we begin with an exclusive interview with bashar al-assad. he sat down with gregg palkot and dennis kucinich. in it he admits to having chemical weapons but blames the terrorists for carrying out the horrific attack last month. >> it is clear from the interview that nothing about this agreement to get him to turn over his chemical weapons is going to be quick and easy. they confirm sarin bagas was us in syria. the trajectory of the rockets themselves that link the attack to bashar al-assad. he acknowledged that his country has chemical pweapons but he al
the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to ex tort a president or -- >> what ignited that response up next. >> someone isic with aing up and their dreams are coming true. grab your power baltic -- power ball tickets. fox and friends is starting right now. ♪ >> green and blue out there protecting the streets of new york city for us. thank you for joining us. it is thursday, welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather...
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ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so we're missing out on 450,000 math and science graduates annually. but if we can help students prepare for these subjects we'll have a stronger workforce for our fastest-growing industries. let's invest in our future. join exxonmobil in advancing math and science education. let's solve this. she loves a lot of it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all yo
ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so we're missing out on 450,000 math and science graduates annually. but if we can help students prepare for these subjects we'll have a stronger workforce for our...
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if they do not up the debt ceiling, and soon. ahead of this government shutdown, last week, the great ezra klein posited that maybe if republicans got the government shutdown they wanted, that might scratch their itch. if you'd let them have a government shutdown, that might make them less likely to also want to force an economic default, which, of course, would be way, way, way worse than even the shutdown. i think of this as ezra's ya ya hypothesis, as in, let them get their ya yas out and then things might go back to normal. it does not seem like they're getting their ya yas out. today, john boehner got some headlines, like this one in "the new york times," "republicans say boehner vows to avert federal default." competent headline until you read what his office is actually saying in the article, which is that john boehner won't up the debt ceiling, in the same way that he won't fund the government. seems like what we have got now is a government shutdown. and what is as likely or more likely to be next is that disastrous defa
if they do not up the debt ceiling, and soon. ahead of this government shutdown, last week, the great ezra klein posited that maybe if republicans got the government shutdown they wanted, that might scratch their itch. if you'd let them have a government shutdown, that might make them less likely to also want to force an economic default, which, of course, would be way, way, way worse than even the shutdown. i think of this as ezra's ya ya hypothesis, as in, let them get their ya yas out and...
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echo -- debt ceiling? is wrong with postponing the obama law? quit acting like kindergartners. sit down and hash it out. he is just asking for you to implement the law. republican states are fighting it. sit down and hash it out. they postponed laws all the time. scott inhear from pennsylvania, republican line. >> good morning, sir, how are you? host: good morning. noter: i honestly do believe -- i think our freedom of choice has been taken away from us. i think that president obama needs to sit down and discuss this and really think about what he is doing to people. i make $630 a month on unemployment. after i pay my car insurance and fill my vehicle with gas, it costs me $90 to fill my vehicle with gas because that is the vehicle i can afford. he thinks that this health care is affordable to me? i do not think so. i am not the only one, there are more out there like that. that is all i have to say, thank you for your time. >> that was scott, from pennsylvania. this is the democratic line, delbert. caller
echo -- debt ceiling? is wrong with postponing the obama law? quit acting like kindergartners. sit down and hash it out. he is just asking for you to implement the law. republican states are fighting it. sit down and hash it out. they postponed laws all the time. scott inhear from pennsylvania, republican line. >> good morning, sir, how are you? host: good morning. noter: i honestly do believe -- i think our freedom of choice has been taken away from us. i think that president obama needs...
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one would be the debt ceiling. the second is the expiration of the continuing resolution that funds an agreement. if you can't reach an agreement, then you'd have a government shutdown. neither one of these outcomes is good. one though is immediately and totally catastrophic. that's the debt default. if republicans now -- if blackburn's comments maybe are indicative of something, if republicans now are moving away a little bit from the threat of the debt default and are now talking about the shutdown and the continuing resolution in this totally screwed up washington that we have right now with all these perverse incentives, that actually does represent progress if republicans are now only talking about a government shutdown and not a debt default. >> do you agree with that? >> i mean, not really. i know what you're saying but i don't really think we should give a lot of rewards. we citizens, we the political class, or we the media for different strains of this kind of leverage. i think the problem and it was in a
one would be the debt ceiling. the second is the expiration of the continuing resolution that funds an agreement. if you can't reach an agreement, then you'd have a government shutdown. neither one of these outcomes is good. one though is immediately and totally catastrophic. that's the debt default. if republicans now -- if blackburn's comments maybe are indicative of something, if republicans now are moving away a little bit from the threat of the debt default and are now talking about the...
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the debt ceiling we are negotiating right now is simply crossing thehe debt ceiling is simply related to decisions we made an prior congresses about bending and tax policy. so, that is what i meant why it is not a relevant discussion in changing the future trajectory. host: dover, delaware, delaware eight university. our c-span bus is out there. britney, good morning to you. caller: good afternoon. my question is, we all know education is a crucial component of american society, especially with the current youth. how would the government shutdown affects student loans disbursed by the government? guest: the government shutdown will have a fairly significant impact on many educational programs. it does not per se affects student loans because it is a specific program but it will affect other important department of education programs. it will have an effect on all of these things that are so important to our economy like education. host: we mentioned that congressman john delaney is the president of the democratic freshmen class in congress. monty writes in on twitter. politicians thin
the debt ceiling we are negotiating right now is simply crossing thehe debt ceiling is simply related to decisions we made an prior congresses about bending and tax policy. so, that is what i meant why it is not a relevant discussion in changing the future trajectory. host: dover, delaware, delaware eight university. our c-span bus is out there. britney, good morning to you. caller: good afternoon. my question is, we all know education is a crucial component of american society, especially with...
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paul ryan says let's deal with the debt ceiling. are you saying we can't deal with the debt ceiling until we deal with the obama care obsession? >> i whole country understands we have way too much debt. under president obama the debt has gone from roughly $10 trillion to nearly $17 trillion. it's larger than our whole economy. and i think we need to do structural reforms to get our spending under control. but at the same time, you got to fight one thing at a time. you can't fight everything at once. we are in the middle of an epic movement, millions of americans have risen up and said, they want relief from obama care. so washington -- listen. politicians in both parties in washington have not been listening to the american people. but over 2 million americans signed a national petition at don'tfundit.com. because obama care isn't working. >> let me ask it from a different angle. the republicans in the house have now put on the table a six-week extension of the debt ceiling. partially in response i suspect to secretary of the treasu
paul ryan says let's deal with the debt ceiling. are you saying we can't deal with the debt ceiling until we deal with the obama care obsession? >> i whole country understands we have way too much debt. under president obama the debt has gone from roughly $10 trillion to nearly $17 trillion. it's larger than our whole economy. and i think we need to do structural reforms to get our spending under control. but at the same time, you got to fight one thing at a time. you can't fight...
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over the debt ceiling. >>> it is time for your top 5@5:00. the fiscal cliff vote wasn't the only drama in the house late last night. anger erupted on the house floor after alaw americas learned thee would be a no vote for super sandy victims. they were expect ago vote on the measure before the term ends tomorrow. but republican leaders suddenly ended the session last night prompting outrage from both sides. >>> everybody played by the rules until the rug was pulled out from under us. we have a moral obligation to hold this vote. >> mr. speaker, we cannot turn our backs on our citizens who need us. >> i have to go home and tell them their new year's gift they are going to wait even longer, even longer for something they should have had over a month ago. >> this is an absolute disgrace. the speaker should hang his head in shame for allowing this to come up. >> he helped parts of new york and new jersey rebuild from that storm delaying the house vote until the new congress is sworn in. we will start the entire process over again. >> bipartisan o
over the debt ceiling. >>> it is time for your top 5@5:00. the fiscal cliff vote wasn't the only drama in the house late last night. anger erupted on the house floor after alaw americas learned thee would be a no vote for super sandy victims. they were expect ago vote on the measure before the term ends tomorrow. but republican leaders suddenly ended the session last night prompting outrage from both sides. >>> everybody played by the rules until the rug was pulled out from...
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the debt ceiling. >> you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt celling? >> yes. >> we've just got to put obama care on hold. >> i'll do anything i can to protect the american people from obama care. >> republican congressman scott garrett said if a debt ceiling deal doesn't have a full delay or defund of obama care, i know i and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership proposes. the president has repeatedly assured republicans this will never happen. >> i'm going to repeat it. there will be no negotiations over this. the united states government p pays its bills. that's non-negotiable. we're not going to negotiate around the debt ceiling. >> the republicans think they have the support of the american people. the latest polling finds that 70% of americans disapprove of congressional republicans handling of the budget. that's up from 63% just last week. the latest national journal poll are even worse than the gop. 80
the debt ceiling. >> you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt celling? >> yes. >> we've just got to put obama care on hold. >> i'll do anything i can to protect the american people from obama care. >> republican congressman scott garrett said if a debt ceiling deal doesn't have a full delay or defund of obama care, i know i and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership...
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ceiling. >> we've always raised the debt ceiling. we should pay our bills as the president said, we're not a dead-bet country. i'm glad they finally saw the light. we need to pay our bills and move forward. there is a stronghold of 75 republican tea party members who quite frankly do listen to the tea party in many ways, and hopefully this is a signal that they too need to understand that this should not be an issue. it should not be held honestly. hostage. we should raise the debt ceiling. that's an automatic. we should move forward and talk about how we create jobs. by creating jobs we reduce the deficit. >> jennifer: i'm take taking it as an encouraging sign that the tea party can be moved by public voices. if they can be moved on the debt ceiling of all things, maybe they could be moved on guns. you wrote in the "huffington post," advocating reducing defense spending so you can spend more money and invest in the united states. the question is in the negotiations in congress over the spending do you see that happening? >> we've go
ceiling. >> we've always raised the debt ceiling. we should pay our bills as the president said, we're not a dead-bet country. i'm glad they finally saw the light. we need to pay our bills and move forward. there is a stronghold of 75 republican tea party members who quite frankly do listen to the tea party in many ways, and hopefully this is a signal that they too need to understand that this should not be an issue. it should not be held honestly. hostage. we should raise the debt...
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next few months, with this debt ceiling fight. and try to extract more spending cuts out of democrats over the next few months. but again it has become clear through this strategy, appears we're going to have these spending and budgeting fight pretty much every few months in washington, as no long-term strategy is yet to emerge. back to you. ashley: you're thrilled by that, rich edson, thanks so much. tracy: poor guy. all right, let's talk more about that. house republicans laying out their strategy in this debt ceiling fight but will this no budget, no pay thing work to address our physical problems? joining us now, douglas holtz-eakin, president of the american action for rim. rich is talking about we're basically punting the debt ceiling three months. should the republicans drop the debt ceiling fight all together and focus on sequester, continuing resolution? they probably have more room to fight? >> getting it in this order, putting debt ceiling last, other bills first is to their advantage because they're fighting about spen
next few months, with this debt ceiling fight. and try to extract more spending cuts out of democrats over the next few months. but again it has become clear through this strategy, appears we're going to have these spending and budgeting fight pretty much every few months in washington, as no long-term strategy is yet to emerge. back to you. ashley: you're thrilled by that, rich edson, thanks so much. tracy: poor guy. all right, let's talk more about that. house republicans laying out their...